Shoulder strap holder



Au 19, 1941. v. EVANS 2,253,022

SHOULDER S TRAP HOLDER Filed July 15, 1940 Vrnie Eva/2s I INVENTORATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 19, 1941 .1 PATENT OFFICE snonnnnn-srnan'nonnnnVernie Evans, El'Reno; Okla.

Application July 15, 1940, Serial No. 345,626

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device adapted to prevent shoulder straps ofunderwear, or the like, from slipping from the wearer's shoulders.

One object of the invention is to provide a should-er strap holder whichis equally effective whether it is in horizontal or vertical position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strap holder which iseasily applied to or removed from an outer garment and in which ashoulder strap may be easily inserted or removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoulder strap holdingmeans which may be manufactured several in a package within thefinancial reach of all classes of persons.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will beformed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this. specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred form applied to an outergarment to suspend an undergarment in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the form of the invention shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another modified form of theinvention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of another.

modified form of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, a substantially U-shapedmember Ill formed of spring wire is provided with an outwardly bentterminal hook ll formed on one of the legs l2 of the U-shaped member [0.The other leg 13 of the member ID is relatively longer than the leg l2and it is looped intermediate its ends as shown at HLthe loop beingdisposed above the middle of the U-shaped member and the portion of theleg extending from the loop projects in the direction of the hook H andfollows the inner contour of the member l0, spaced uniformly therefrom,and terminates in tightly wound convolutions l5 which are disposedeccentrically within and relative to the member Hi.

The hook ll is adapted to pierce a portion of an outer garment Hi tothread through the fabric of the garment until the member is suspendedby the loop M as shown in Figure 1.

An under garment shoulder strap i1 is adapted to be passed between theleg l2 and the extended portion of the leg l3 following the innercontour of the member to rest on the extended portion and having one ofits longitudinal edges disposed to underlie the convolutions l5.

A second form of the invention is shown in Figure 3 and comprises alength of spring wire bent to provide a substantially U-shaped member l8having one of its leg portions terminating in an outwardly disposed eyeIS. The other leg portion 2| is looped intermediate of its length asshown at 22 to extend toward and then away from the eye l9 and cross theleg 2| and terminate parallel to and spaced relatively to the leg 2!adjacent the loop 22.

A third form of the invention is shown in Figure 4, and comprises asubstantially U-shaped member 23 formed of a single length of wire bentin shape and provided with an outwardly disposed eye 24 on one of itsleg portions 25. The other leg portion 26 terminates short of the eye 24in an outwardly disposed loop 21, having a corrugation 28 and a straightextremity 29 which cooperates with the leg 26 to form a jaw which isadapted to receive a portion of an outer garment and be suspendedthereby. The U-shaped member 23 is adapted to receive a shoulder strapof an under garment passed between the eye 24 and the loop 21 to beretained within the member 23.

A fourth form of the invention shown in Figure 5 is similar to the thirdform of the invention shown in Figure 4. This fourth form of theinvention is formed of a length of spring wire bent to provide aU-shaped member 30 having one of its leg portions 3| terminating in aneye 32 short of the other leg portion 33 which has a helical coil 34formed intermediate of its length. The coil urges a pointed straightextremity to underlie an integral hook formed on the leg portion betweenthe helical coil 34 and the arcuate portion of the U-shaped member 30.This form is pinned to an outer garment, and a shoulder strap of anunder garment is received between the eye 32 and the helical coilportion 34 to be retained within the member 30.

All forms of the invention are adapted to lurevent displacement ofshoulder straps of under garments from the users shoulders and willperform equally well when the outer garment is spaced from the shoulderstrap, as when the member is sandwiched between and disposed relativelyparallel to the outer garment and shoulder strap.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplan-ation. J i i What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprisg ,ing a single length ofwire fashioned into a substantially U-shaped member having--legportions, one of said legs terminating in an out; 5'

wardly directed hook, the other leg forming a loop intermediate itslength disposed above said hook and following the inner contour of themember and terminating in tightly wound convolutions, said convolutionsbeing disposed eccentrically within the member.

2. A strap holder comprising a single U-shaped length of wire havinglegs, one of said legs being twisted intermediate its ends to form aloop, said leg-extending from the loop inthe direction of the other ofthe legs and; curving inwardly to follow the contour thereof, the end ofthe lastmentioned inwardly curving portion being bent abruptly inwardlyto overhang and retain a strap passing centrally through the wire.

VERNIE EVANS.

